Weather Flashcards

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Air pressure

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The pressure of air coming down onto earth

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Tropical

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When it is more then 59° and a frost free area

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3
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Celsius

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When water freezes or boils

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Cumulus cloud

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Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that can cause showers

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5
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Cirrus cloud

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Cirrus clouds are evaporated water in the air

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Thermometer weather definition

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A Thermometer can show how hot the air can be

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7
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Tropical depression

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When wind blows at 39 mph or less in a circular position

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Ocean current

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The movement of sea water

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9
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Dew point

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When water condences

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Hurricane

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A hurricane can go to as fast as 74 miles or more and the eye of the storm can be 20-30 miles long

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11
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Desert

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A hot or cold area of sand and snow

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12
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Typhoon

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A typhoons maximum wind speed is 34 mph and is also called a tropical depression

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13
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Humidity

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Humidity is water vapor in the air that makes it feel hot

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14
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Forecast

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A prediction of a future event

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15
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Atmosphere

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Atmosphere is many gases that surround the earth

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16
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Hail

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Lumps of ice that falls out of the sky

17
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Thunderstorm

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A raining cloud that also makes lighting

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Cloud

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A mass of water that falls

19
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Precipitation

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When frozen water falls down to earth

20
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Drought

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When a area has a lack of water

21
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Front

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To cover from something

22
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meteorology

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Figuring out weather and climate

23
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Freezing point

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When it is so cold water starts to freeze

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Tornado

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A violent rotation of air

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Cumulonimbus Cloud
They are big clouds that are high in the sky
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Thunder
A flash of lighting and then the sound can be heard
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Weather
The state of air at a certain time
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Waterspout Barometer
A rotating thing of air
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Global Warming
The constant heating up of the world
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Temperature
The degree of how hot or cold it is
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Barometric Pressure
The measurement of air pressure
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Temperature
How hot or cold it is
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Funnel Cloud
A rotting funnel in a tornado
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Climate
The pattern of the weather